What is LUPROLIDE DEPOT?
- LUPROLIDE DEPOT contains leuprolide which is a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) medicine
What LUPROLIDE DEPOT is used for?
LUPROLIDE DEPOT is used
- To treat children with central precocious puberty (CPP)
- For the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer in adults
Warning & Precautions
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LUPROLIDE DEPOT should not be taken if you
- Are allergic to GnRH, GnRH agonist medicines, or any ingredients in LUPROLIDE DEPOT
- Have a history of mental (psychiatric) problems
- Have a history of seizures(fits)
- Have a history of brain or brain vessel problems or tumors
- Have heart problem
- Have diabetes mellitus
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
- This medicine can cause birth defects or loss of the baby
- This medicine should not be used by nursing mothers
- Tell your doctor before using this medicine if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or breast feeding
Children & Adolescents
- Use of this medicine in children under 2 years is not recommended
Interactions
- Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines which includes medicines obtained without prescription and herbal medicines
Directions & For Use
- This medicine will be given by your doctor or nurse
- It is given as subcutaneous injection (under the skin)
- Injection site is usually on the abdomen, upper buttocks, or another location with adequate amounts of soft tissue
Side Effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- Injection site reactions such as abscess
- Pain throughout body
- Headache
- Acne or red, itchy, rash, and white scales (seborrhea)
- Serious skin rash (erythema multiforme)
- Mood changes
- Swelling of vagina (vaginitis), vaginal bleeding, and vaginal discharge
More Information
- Do not freeze LUPROLIDE DEPOT
- Allow the product to reach room temperature before mixing
- Once mixed, the product must be administered within 30 minutes or it should be discarded
- Store at temperature (2-8°C)
- Once outside the refrigerator this product may be stored in its original packaging at room temperature (15–30°C) for up to eight weeks prior to mixing and administration
- Keep this medicine out of the reach of children
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
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